1l. chocolate brown in bl.4, the right upper stamp with plate flaw "deformed circle". Very fresh colour, original gum and large margins but a closing corner. A light horizontal gum crease mentioned just for accuracy for this VF and rare multiple, m. (Hellas 9IIa).
Auction #500 of Greece Large Hermes Heads
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A. Karamitsos Auction #500 of Greece Large Hermes Heads
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Starting with a true rarity - The only known artists model for the large hermes heads stamps - an absolute showpiece of the greatest importance for the Greek philately, this auction features real gems for the Hermes Head Collector.
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Lot #52 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
Η ΕΛΠΙΣ/ΑΘΗΝΑΙ ΤΗΝ 24 ΙΟΥΛΙΟΥ 1862 Newspaper fragment, franked with 1l. brown-bistre and 5l. deep green. Signed O.VLASTOS. (Hellas 9IIb+11IIb).
Lot #53 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
Printed matter franked with 2l. bistre. Boxed "P.P.". Inside pre-printed (commercial). VF and unusual. (Hellas 10IIa).
Lot #54 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
5l. green in bl.4 with plate flaw "Thin circle" (pos. 143). Lower stamps with horizontal crease but still VF and attractive, m. (Hellas 11IIa).
Lot #55 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
10l. orange with yellowish wash and full original gum. Large/even margins, m. Superb. (Hellas 12IIa).
Lot #56 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
10l. orange in vertical pair with plate flaw "Greek border connected to the circle" (pos. 93), u. (Hellas 12IIa).
Lot #57 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
10l. orange, var. inverted "1" (Kound.17.1), m. VF and very rare. (Hellas 12IIaNa).
Lot #58 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
20l. deep blue with vertically laid background, m. FULL ORIGINAL GUM. Plate flaw "white line crossing the upper inscription" (pos.27). Superb. RRRR and very important. (Hellas 13IIa).
Lot #59 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
20l. grey-blue, u/m. With FULL ORIGINAL GUM. Superb. RRR. (Hellas 13IIb).
Lot #60 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
1862 double weight EL fr. with 40l. mauve on blue (fine impression), cancelled with dot. "67" and posted from "ΣΥΡΟΣ (67)*7.ΟΚΤ 62", via "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ(1)*8.ΟΚΤ.62", arr. "ΚΑΛΑΜΑΙ (31)*11.ΟΚΤ.62". VF. (Hellas 14IIa).
Lot #61 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1861/1862 athens provisional printings
40l. dull mauve on blue (fine impression) in left marginal pair, u. Just touched in the upper right corner. RR. (Hellas 14IIb).
Lot #62 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
1l. chocolate-brown in marginal bl.4 with veritically laid background, dot. "60" (=ΚΥΜΗ). Plate flaw "protruding inscription" (pos.149). VF. (Hellas 15a).
Lot #63 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
1864 EL fr. with 2l. yellow-bistre with vertically laid backgound + 10l. orange with var. "inverted 1" + 20l. sky-blue + 5x80l. carmine (strip of 3 and 2 single stamps), cancelled with dot. "2" and posted from "ΠΕΙΡΑΙΕΥΣ (2)*21 ΑΥΓ. 64" with linear "Π.Ε.Δ." and boxed "PD", arr. "PARIS". Postal rate 432l. (3 1/2 times of 112l. Greece to France + 40l. double domestic rate). Cert. by R.Simmermacher. RRRR. (Hellas 16A+18bNa+19a+22b).
Lot #64 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
5l. green in bl.4 full original gum. Lower pair u/m. VF. (Hellas 17a).
Lot #65 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
5l. green upper marginal, u. Var. "double C.F." (Kound. 29.2.d, 0.5mm horizontal distance). F-VF. RRRR. (Hellas 17aNoI).
Lot #66 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
10l. orange in bl.4 with full original gum, plate flaw "open cross" on lower right stamp (upper right), m. F-VF. R. (Hellas 18b).
Lot #67 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
10l. orange (pos.69), dot. "39" (=ΘΗΒΑΙ). Var. "inverted 1" (Kound. 30.5). 2 narrow/2 large margins. RR. (Hellas 18bNa).
Lot #68 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
10l. orange on blue, canc. "ΣΜΥΡΝΑ (ΤΟΥΡΚΙΑ)". Var "double C.F." (Kound. 30.3.c). 1 narrow/3 Very nice margins. RRR and Impressive. (Hellas 18dNoI).
Lot #69 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
1867 EL fr. with 10l.red-orange in bl.6 (irregular block) with faults, cancelled with dot. "31" and posted from "ΚΑΛΑΜΑΙ (31)*23 ΑΥΓ. 67" with linear "ΠΕΔ", via "ΑΘΗΝΑΙ (1)*26 ΑΥΓ. 67, arr. "TRIEST*12/9". (Hellas 18d).
Lot #70 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
10l. orange on blue, canc. "ΖΑΚΥΝΘΟΣ (111)". Var. "Zante error -C.F. inverted printed on the face" (Kound. 30.1). Certificate by P.Holcombe (1992). VF. RRRR. (Hellas 18dNn).
Lot #71 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
10l. red-orange on blue in bl.4 with full original gum. Very nice margins. Verticall crease on 2 stamps and scissors cut between right vertical pair (most likely from the P.O) but still VF for this scarce multiple. (Hellas 18e).
Lot #72 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
10l. reddish flesh on blue, dot. "106" (=ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑ) and manuscript "106" with black pen. Certificate by P.Holcombe (1986). A SUPERB ITEM OF THIS OUTSTANDING RARITY. (Hellas 18g).
Lot #73 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. blue in bl.4 (pos.99-100/109-110), m. Plate flaws "white spot on M" (pos.100) and "narrow margins" (pos.109). VF. (Hellas 19b).
Lot #74 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. grey-blue in marginal strip of 6 (pos.135-140), u. Plate flaws "spot on the neck" (pos.138) and "white spot on the Greek border and double pearl" (pos.140). VF and R. (Hellas 19c).
Lot #75 - Greece - Large Hermes Head 1862/67 consecutive athens printings
20l. blue, u. (dot. "1"). Var. "80 instead of 20" (Kound. 31.1). Just touched at the bottom right corner, otherwise very nice margins. Certificate by P.Holcombe (1983). (Hellas 19bNe).
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